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Q: Mazarin and Anne affair - what historical evidence we have?

HeoppsIn pop culture it's like common truth that cardinal Mazarin an queen Anne had a love affair. But surprisingly the sources that I consider as most reputable do not say anything about it. Have historical documents survived? Any letters, memoirs, etc? The best I could find is a mention of Mazarin's ...

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Q: What usually happens to a country's leadership when a dictator dies?

Miss UnderstandsI don't know how succession happened in Soviet Russia, but I remember a succession of leaders, and they all appeared to be by election — although those elections may have been rigged. Were they? My guess is that Putin does not arrange a successor because he knows his successor would kill him. He'...

soviet-union russia democracy fascism dictatorship
 
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The Historian
The Historian
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Q: Did Roman city have a hospital?

Gabriel MiróIs there any evidence of physicians working in the equivalent of a modern hospital in 1st century Rome? If yes, are there any ruins of such place?

ancient-rome medicine
 
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The Historian
The Historian
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Q: how efective was the labor of nazis prisonrs in death camps

danielIn death camps, the nazis let strong enough prisoners, To work but still kept under tough conditions. In most stories I have heard most people could barely walk due to bad shoes that didn't fit, or because they got very little food. But wouldn't it be better for the nazis to give a bit more food...

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